The University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy (Batten School) seeks an experienced, creative, and energetic professional to serve as the Director of Development. Acting as a fundraising thought partner with Dean Ian Solomon, the Director will sit on the school's senior leadership team and play an essential role growing and managing an integrated, high-performance development team that directly supports the strategic priorities of the school.

This is an exciting moment for the Batten School. Over the next several years, we aim to increase our reach into new and underserved student communities, further bolster research discoveries in areas of pressing social challenges, deepen connections between policy makers and the Batten School community to shape policy solutions, and invest in our community, program excellence, and requisite infrastructure. This trajectory also creates exciting opportunities to partner with other schools and organizations - such as the newly formed Karsh Institute of Democracy - to support the broader impacts detailed in the University of Virginia 2030 strategic plan.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic and charismatic professional with an affinity for the public service mission and values of the Batten School and The University of Virginia. They will bring a proven track record as a major gift fundraiser ($100,000+), demonstrate creative and entrepreneurial approaches to fundraising, and embody a strong work ethic dedicated to achieving ambitious team goals.

This matrixed role administratively reports to Bo Greenwood, Senior Director of Development in University Advancement, and is supported with core university advancement capabilities in areas such as prospect research, university annual giving, alumni relations, and advancement communications. This position is based in Charlottesville, Virginia, with frequent regional and national travel expected.

As a member of the central University Advancement unit embedded in the Batten School, the Director of Development will collaborate closely with the Dean and other members of the Batten community. The following are key priorities for the Director:

• Develop and manage a portfolio of principal and major gift prospects to solicit capital, endowed, and current use support.
  
• Develop a comprehensive annual operating plan for fundraising to include goals, objectives, strategies, tasking, and metrics for measuring performance.
  
• Execute the annual fundraising plan that incorporates effective and thoughtful use of travel, professional communication, and stewardship of donors.
  
• Strategically leverage the Dean's engagement with donors and prospects to enhance awareness, maximize reach, and optimize stewardship.
  
• Lead and mentor a team of highly motivated gift officers regarding best practices in prospect management and fundraising.
  
• Build constructive working relationships with faculty, staff, alumni, and other Batten School and University stakeholders.
  
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the University and pursue a team approach to fundraising.
  
• Work closely with the Batten School Foundation Board as the staff liaison to the Philanthropy Committee and with other volunteers and alumni to develop and implement fundraising strategies.
  

CANDIDATE PROFILE & IDEAL EXPERIENCE

The Director of Development will be a highly motivated development professional tasked with creatively, strategically, and effectively identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donors for the Batten School. Compelling candidates will have the ability to understand and clearly communicate the needs of the Batten School to achieve results aligned with the School's mission and values. In addition, the successful candidate will ideally possess the following professional qualifications, skills, experience, and personal qualities:

• Proven track record of managing portfolios containing donor prospects of $100,000+.
  
• Success taking a creative and entrepreneurial approach to identifying and cultivating prospects.
  
• Demonstrated ability to manage and develop fundraising strategies in collaboration with University leadership.
  
• Ability to engage donors in the Dean's vision for the Batten School.
  
• A clear thinker with exemplary writing skills that has the ability to effectively articulate the Batten School's and University's educational missions, strategic aims, and programs.
  
• Ability to meet and exceed stretch fundraising goals for a team.
  
• Experience managing staff; ability to balance managing staff and portfolio.
  
• A Bachelor's degree.
  
• Min. of 8 years of professional experience; at least 5 years of previous fundraising experience preferred.
  
• Ability to travel and work nights and weekends as needed.
  

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Highest level of integrity.
  
• Creative, entrepreneurial, and resourceful.
  
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities; self-directed and motivated.
  
• Strong interpersonal skills with a high level of emotional intelligence.
  
• Thoughtful, transparent, and exceptionally collaborative.
  
• Committed to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment.
  

FRANK BATTEN SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC POLICY

The University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy was founded to develop leaders and generate new knowledge to solve the world's toughest public policy challenges. With a founding gift from the late Frank Batten Sr. and a charge to prepare "enlightened and ethical leaders," the Batten School opened its doors in 2007 to a small cohort of graduate students. Today the school offers a Master of Public Policy (MPP) alongside its Bachelor of Arts and minor programs, dual-degree offerings, and an emerging executive education program.

Batten's talented, multidisciplinary faculty represent some of the sharpest minds at work in economics, social psychology, political science, policy, and leadership. The school is also home to faculty-led research centers, focusing on areas such as education policy, global humanitarian policy, social innovation, national security policy, and effective lawmaking.

The Batten School is at an exciting nexus in many dimensions. The School combines the scholarly excellence of the world's best research universities with the pedagogical and external engagement focus of a top professional school. Batten's focus on leadership provides a powerful accent to the policy analysis at the heart of the School's MPP program, as well as offering a model for educating enlightened and ethical leaders from among UVA undergraduates. The University of Virginia also features many policy-oriented units, including the Miller Center for Public Affairs, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, Center for Politics, Sorensen Institute, and the Karsh Institute of Democracy, which complement the mission of the Batten School.

TO APPLY OR NOMINATE

The University of Virginia is eager to build a diverse pool of talented individuals. The search committee is working with UVA Executive Search Group (ESG), an internal executive search firm, in the Office of the President. Confidential inquiries and nominations should be directed to Adam Seid, Senior Search Consultant, at seid@virginia.edu . To apply, submit a letter of interest and resume via Workday . The search will be carried out with full confidentiality and will remain open until filled.

UVA is fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspective and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.

Additional information about the position is available here .

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.